Chapter 23 VOCABULARY

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one of the two tubes that connects the lungs with the trachea.
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any of the tiny air sacs of the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged.
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small, rounded masses of lymphatic tissue located in the pharynx and in the passage from the mouth to the pharynx
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the force that blood exerts on the walls of the arteries.
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a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart to the bodies organs
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the main gland of the lymphatic system; it produces mature T lymphocytes
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a tiny blood vessel that allows an exchange between blood and cells in other tissue
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the fluid that carries gases, nutrients, and wastes through the body and is made up of plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.
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the fluid that is collected by the lymphatic vessels and nodes
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the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment; includes breathing and cellular respiration
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a collection of organs whose primary function is to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide
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the largest lymphatic organ in the body
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the flow of blood from the heart to all parts of the body and back to the heart
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the passage from the mouth of the larynx and esophagus
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a collection of organs that transports blood throughout the body